Hey there, I've got a game I can't remember that's been bugging me like crazy.
The game I'm thinking of is a Legend of Zelda A link to the past clone for windows 95 or 98.
It was crazy similar to A link to the past (but I already googled giantbomb and other sites, one guy had a description that was close on this thread, but I'm not sure if we are talking about the same game)
I only played the demo disc, so it only allowed you to check out the first area. The main character was a young boy with brown hair, maybe blue clothes or armor, you carried a sword and shield, it was top down and cartoony but I believe it had RPG elements and leveling up.
The game started off in a village (which was at the bottom), the map was roughly circular in nature, you could explore a forest and a few spots but mostly there was a well with water underground or a lake underground in a cavern like setting (it was in the center of the map, which made the map sort of like a donut shape) where you could go down and fight enemies like spiders and stuff. There was an underground lake and most of the demo takes place there, there might have been a spider mini boss. I could never remembered what it was called, the only reason I played it was through my brothers friend, and I'm a huge gamer and to this day I've never seen it again, it's a rather obscure title and it never pops up in any lists.
It might start with an L like Lumeria 2000 or something similiar. For some reason I remember "2000" but I know the Acer was windows 95/98 and not windows 2000, so I'm not sure if it's just my fuzzy memory or maybe I remembered a bit of the title but it got garbled.
The game's it is not:
Golden Axe Warrior,
Neutopia (looks similiar in some ways)
Anything Zelda